Félix Pita Rodríguez

Félix Pita Rodriguez (1909-1990) was a Cuban journalist, poet and literary critic. He was born in Bejucal. An active communist, Rodriguez helped to found the Ibero-American Anti-Fascist Committee during the Spanish Civil War. His literary acquaintances included Pablo Neruda. He was exiled from Cuba for many years, living in Latin America and Europe. After Castro's overthrow of the Batista government, he returned to Cuba in 1960. He won Cuba's National Literary Prize in 1985.

Works San Abul de Montecallado, 1945 Corcel de Fuego, 1948 Tobías, 1955 Las Noches, 1964 Historia tan Natural, 1971 Niños de Vietnam, 1974 Poesía y Prosa, 1976 La Pipa de Cerezo, 1987 Asesor Literario de la Serie de la TV Cubana- En silencio ha tenido que ser, 1979